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Police looking for more victims in ongoing sexual assault investigation
Saskatoon police are adding additional sexual assault charges to a previous case after urging victims to come forward in September. Cecil Wolfe, 60, was charged with sexual assault on May 25 after pol...
Dec 14, 2021
November data shows majority of Sask. COVID hospitalizations were unvaccinated
New information released by the Government of Saskatchewan on Tuesday continues to prove the favourable health outcomes after getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Throughout November, the hospitalization rate ...
Dec 14, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update Dec. 14: 47 new cases, 4 deaths
Four more Saskatchewan residents have died due to COVID-19. The Ministry of Health reported the deaths Tuesday. It's the most deaths in a day since Nov. 28, when there also were four fatalities. The p...
Dec 14, 2021
Saskatchewan boosting Wanuskewin UNESCO heritage bid
The Government of Saskatchewan is giving one-time funding of $60,000 to Wanuskewin Heritage Park to hire a project co-ordinator to help the site through its United Nations Educational, Scientific and ...
Dec 14, 2021 Wanuskewin Heritage Park unveiled 11 bison to the public on Jan. 17, 2020 after dreaming of having bison at the park for decades. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Province lays out five-year plan for Saskatchewan libraries
The Government of Saskatchewan announced a plan Tuesday to help sustain and grow libraries across the province over the next five years. The first-ever Provincial Library Sector Plan was created after...
Dec 14, 2021
Hindley, Meili weigh in on new long-term care inspections program
The Saskatchewan government is going to be keeping a closer eye on long-term care homes in the province with the launch of its new inspections. Minister for Seniors Everett Hindley said the inspection...
Dec 14, 2021
Service dogs changing lives for families with special needs
A poodle completely changed what life looks like for one Warman family. When Sheri Zwack was pregnant with her daughter Olivia, ultrasounds didn't show Olivia's heart condition or Down syndrome. She w...
Dec 14, 2021 (Sheri Zwack/Submitted)
U of S student withdraws from studies over possible COVID-19 booster mandate, privacy concerns
Justin Cole was part of the two per cent of students at the University of Saskatchewan who are not considered fully vaccinated - but he has received both his shots. The third-year physiology and pharm...
Dec 14, 2021 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Downtown Saskatoon official discusses temporary shelter
The opening of a new temporary shelter in downtown Saskatoon was delayed Monday. Saskatoon city council unanimously approved the opening of a new wellness shelter for the Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC...
Dec 13, 2021 Inside a new temporary wellness shelter in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update Dec. 13: Saskatchewan reports fifth case of Omicron
Saskatchewan has detected another case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. On Monday, the Ministry of Health's COVID dashboard showed a fifth case of Omicron had been found through whole genome sequencin...
Dec 13, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
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